The footballer appears listed on the official tournament page despite leaving for Real Oviedo, a club where he still cannot add minutes.
Colo Colo have already started focusing on their next challenges at international level. A few days ago luck determined that the Cacique shared Group F with Boca Juniors, Monagas de Venezuela and Deportivo Pereira. Indeed, the debut will be against the Colombians this April 5 at 10:00 p.m. in Chile .
For the same reason, Gustavo Quinteros is preparing the best of the squad to be able to fight for qualification for the round of 16 of the competition. And among the names there is one that catches the eye.
Indeed, among the registered footballers of the albos, there is a player who has not passed through Macul for a long time. Here is Joan Cruz who left for Spain a few weeks ago to join Real Oviedo in the fourth division .
In fact, the departure of the player caused a clear annoyance in Colo Colo, because for the management of the club, Cruz had respected the number of citations which allowed him to automatically renew his contract for the 2023 season.
Sporting director Daniel Morón claims the player has met the established 30% citations. However, from AIM Fútbol, the company which represents the athlete, argued that the percentage was lower because it only took into account the times he went on the bench. . Therefore, he could be free and go wherever he pleased.
And despite the fact that the talks have started to reach an agreement and renew themselves, the response that Colo Colo has received has not been favourable. In fact, in Macul they understood that, being a player with a valid contract until September of this year and being registered with the ANFP, any form of departure had to be approved by the club. However, Cruz didn’t even show up for training and ended his move to Real Oviedo, a situation that ended up outraged by the Blanco y Negro board.
Indeed, the president Alfredo Stöhwing announced that he would resort “to the last consequences” in order to “protect the property of the club ”.
“We’re really sorry about that, he’s a home player, we’d like him to come with us, but neither will we remain passive in the face of the influence of third parties, who are bad advisers for players, make them make bad decisions and violate their contracts. “, declared Stöhwing at the beginning of February.
For his part, Daniel Morón affirmed that “We are clear that he is a club player, he has a valid contract with ANFP until September this year. The only thing we hope is that it comes true added the exporter.
For now, due to this difference, Cruz couldn’t make his debut in Spain. Thus, his last match dates back to January 24, when he won by the minimum score against Bolivia for the South American Sub 20 of Colombia 2023.
Colo Colo’s journey in the group stage
After his cup debut on Wednesday against Deportivo Pereira, the Cacique’s journey will continue on April 19, at 8 p.m., when he receives Monagas from Venezuela at the Monumental Stadium. Then they play again at home against Boca Juniors, on May 3, at 8:00 p.m. While the second part of the group stage will open at the Monumental Stadium in Maturín, visiting the cast of red wine on May 23, at 6:00 p.m. Then it will continue at La Bombonera against the xeneizes on June 6, at 8:00 p.m., and will end in Santiago against Deportivo Pereira, on June 29, at 6:00 p.m.
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